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MARY E. OHRISIMAN, OF WOODVIIlLE, NEIV YORK.

PORTABLE WARDROBE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 857,905, dated February 1 5, 1887.

Application filed N oyember 1, 1886. Serial No. 217,739.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be known that I, MARY E. CHRISTMAN, of Woodville, in the county of Jefferson, and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Wardrobes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a perspective view of my device as arranged for storage and transportation. Fig. 2 is a like view of the same arranged for use, and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the rear side of the top rail which supports the curtains.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of the figures.

My invention has for its object the furnishing in a cheap, convenient, and simple form means whereby clothing may be protected from dust when not in use; and to this end said invention consists in a portable folding wardrobe constructed in the manner and for the purpose substantially as hereinafter specifled.

In the annexed drawings are shown two rectangular frames, which are each composed of two vertical rails, A and A, and two or more horizontal bars, B and B, that extend be- Said frames are hinged together at one edge, so as to be capable of being closed together orspread apart, as desired, and at their upper ends are covered by a strip of I flexible material, 0, which does not interfere with such closing together, but limits their motion in an opposite direction, and permits them to be opened until their inside faces have a relative angle of about ninety degrees. The lower bars, B and B, are arranged at a convenient height above the floor, and within their inner faces, and within the contiguous intersecting portions of the rails A and A,jare provided two horizontal coinciding grooves, b and b, that receive the edges of a shelf, D, which edges have a relative angle of ninety degrees. Said shelf is supported within said grooves, and operates to hold said frames at the outer limits of their motion when opened, as shown in Fig. 2. Extending across the upper ends of the front rails, A and A, is a rail, E, which pref-- (N0 model.)

erably has an ornamental upper edge and rests within rabbets a, that are provided within said rails. Said top rail is locked in position by means of two hooks, e, one of which projeets rearward from near each of its ends and engages with an eye, F, that is secured within the contiguous portion of the top bar, B.

The outer face of each frame is covered by a fabric, G, while to the front edge of each frame is secured one edge of a curtain, H, which from thence extends across the front of the wardrobe to a point slightly beyond the center of the latter, and has its upper edge provided with rings h, that engage with suitable hooks, e, which are placed within the rear face of the top rail, E.

Suitable hooks, I, from which to suspend articles of clothing, secured within and projecting from the upper bars, B, of each frame, complete the device, which may be placed in the corner of a room and used in the ordinary manner as a wardrobe. When not in use, said wardrobe may be arranged in a compact form for storage by first removing the top rail and shelf, then folding the curtainsinward, and, lastly, closing together the frames and placing said top rail and shelf upon one side of the same, as shown in Fig. 1.

Vhile the relative angles of the rear sides of the wardrobe are ninety degrees, in order to adapt them for use in one corner of an ordinary room, it will be readily seen that said sides may have any other relative angles, if desired, without departure from the spirit of my invention.

I am aware that it is not new to construct a corner wardrobe with its rear sides hinged together, its upper end inclosed by a detachable tached top which incloses its upper end and limits and defines the spread of said frames, a shelf that is adapted to be inserted into hori- IOO zontal grooves in the inner faces of the frames, In testimony that I claim the foregoing I a top rail which extends between and is have hereuntosetmyhand this 29th day of Ochooked to the upper front corners of said tober, A. D. 1886. 7 frames, and curtains that are secured tothe MARY E. CHRISTMAN.

5 front edges of the same and have their upper Witnesses:

ends attached to the rear face of said top rail, Mrs. L. A. ELLIS, substantially as and for the purpose specified. Mrs. M. A. SARGENT. 

